Keough unanimous choice for Easton superintendent

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Mar 27, 2014 at 3:20 PMMar 27, 2014 at 4:39 PM

By Paula VoglerCorrespondent

After interviewing three candidates the Easton school committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to offer Andrew Keough, principal of Wellesley High School, the position of superintendent of the Easton public school system.Keogh, who was also offered the position of superintendent in the Blackstone-Millville school district, said he be would entering into negotiations with Easton."This is an exceptional opportunity, which I have worked very hard for and I am thrilled to be joining their system pending successful negotiations," Keough said.While the decision was tough with a virtual tie for the top two candidates, school committee vice chairman Donna Abelli said it was Keogh’s passion for the students that swayed her."He spoke more than any other candidate about the students," Abelli said.She said the committee did not do site visits for any of the candidates because of the market imbalance of more openings than qualified candidates for superintendent and the fact that the candidates all had other interviews and districts interested in them."We felt they were in demand. We felt we didn’t have the luxury of time," Abelli said.Keough, a Sherborn resident, had been a candidate for superintendent in the Beverly, Hopkinton, and Lincoln-Sudbury school districts.Check the Apr. 4 edition of the Easton Journal for more information.Staff writer Jordan Mayblum contributed to this article.Paula Vogler can be reached at 508-967-3510.

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